The following table describes the text-to-speech options on the Text to Speech tab.

Option

Description

Voice selection

Lists available text-to-speech voices. Click a voice to activate it. Once selected, the text-to-speech engine will speak the text to preview the voice.

Settings

Shows additional information or options about the text-to-speech engine. It is specific to the engine type, and not all engines have additional properties.

Use the following text to preview the voice

Displays the sample text spoken by the text-to-speech playback voice. You can change the text temporarily, but it will always default to the original content.

Preview Voice

Speaks the text in the Use the following text to preview the voice box using the selected voice. Each word is highlighted as the engine speaks it. When speaking, the Preview Voice button changes to Stop, which allows you to end the speech. When finished speaking (or if it's stopped), the Stop button changes back to the Preview Voice button.